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The Guest List by Lucy Foley

320 reviews

amber_bookworm's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I enjoyed this book and Lucy Foley's style of two timelines leaving the reader guessing both motive and victim throughout. It was an easy listen and did grip me, but have stopped short of giving it 4 stars as I'm not always a huge fan of the actual writing style and voice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Child death, Death, Drug use, Blood, Addiction, Alcohol, and Drug abuse

tabookish's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Child death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

jenniferbowman's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Misogyny, Murder, Self harm, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Excrement, Suicide, Abortion, Death, Infidelity, Classism, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Suicide attempt

esv_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Death

Moderate: Mental illness, Alcohol, Child death, Self harm, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Abortion

Minor: Grief, Abandonment, Addiction, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

laurenbaggy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Abortion, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Pregnancy, Addiction, Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Suicide

victoriawl93's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Murder, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Abortion, Blood, and Bullying

Minor: Infidelity, Addiction, Alcohol, and Drug use

sxndaze's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

an enticing thriller that keeps you entertained and reading. the setting provides a great atmosphere

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Alcohol, Drug use, Sexual assault, Self harm, Bullying, Death, Murder, and Vomit

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Grief

Minor: Abortion

mikitiale's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I don't normally read mystery books but this one was fine. I'm not well read enough in the genre to judge whether it was a well written murder mystery but I will say I wasn't suspecting the culprit.
The audiobook was great because each point of view was narrated by a different reader which helped differentiate characters more easily.
It should be made known that there is a lot of potentially triggering content involving self harm, suicide, and abortion as well as content warnings for alcohol and drug use.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Self harm

Moderate: Abortion and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, and Alcoholism

adriellet's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Self harm, and Alcohol

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Abortion

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Cursing, Death, Alcoholism, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Alcohol, Child abuse, Self harm, Violence, and Vomit